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Toddler Apple Snacks
These fun shapes are a combination of healthy snack and craft – now that my kids are older, they love to cut out the shapes themselves (and then eat them!). Sometimes I just cut one shape out and slip it in with the regular slices when I send a snack along with them, too. It’s [...]
Happy Halloween!
These Halloween party snacks are (sort of) healthy and 100% stress free! Cheesy Bats and Cracker Moons You could also use a witch cookie cutter and then some sort of veggie as a broom (parsley? chives? a thin strip of celery fringed at one end?). Check out my other kid friendly recipes or take a [...]
Kids Macaroni and Cheese
Macaroni Duck Face Funny face made with macaroni and cheese hair and a peach beak. The eyes are zucchini rounds with a dab of ranch and tiny cherry tomatoes out of the garden. The rest of the peach was served in a bowl to share for dessert afterwards. The vegetables are all out of my [...]
Crafty Toddler Meals: Irene on Rye
Scrambled Yellow Hair Inspired by one of my favorite Tom Waits‘ songs, ‘The Ghosts of Saturday Night,‘ a song I often think of when I’m in the kitchen up to my elbows in dish soap or mashed banana or that sippy cup full of milk that got lost under the couch for a week and [...]
Bacon Wrapped Cheese Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf
That’s right, you heard me… it’s meatloaf made from ground turkey, wrapped in bacon, and stuffed with cheese. Get the recipe here.
White Chocolate Cheese Ball
Chocolate Part I used a recipe at food.com for a White Chocolate and Hazelnut Ball, but I didn’t use the hazelnut coating. Instead of the suggested ginger biscuits and chocolate chip bread I served the ball with chocolate cookies, pocky sticks, and raisin cinnamon bread. The ball was popular with both adults and kids. Cheesy [...]
Crafty Toddler Meals: Pumpkin Head Pancake
Happy Halloween from Mama Brain! It’s a wholewheat pancake with orange slice jack-o-lantern garnish (and a banana for a stem). A spookily wholesome breakfast to counter balance all of the candy we’re going to eat later today! (Okay, who am I kidding, we’ve been eating Halloween candy for a few weeks. And, actually my personal [...]
Crafty Toddler Meals: Home Sweet Home
Mama Brain says, “Go ahead, play with your food!” <<<< previous My daughter had a lot of fun with this house. If you have a slow-eater, it might not be the best choice for you. I’m always trying to get my kid to slow down and take smaller bites, so this is ideal for me. [...]
Crafty Toddler Meals: Ladybug Sandwich
Mama Brain says, “Go ahead, play with your food!” <<<more crafty toddler meals More fun with cream cheese and jam on whole grain bread (and blueberries). You may have noticed that this is a popular lunch around here, so just in case you’re wondering if that’s all I feed my three year old (I guess [...]
Toddler Meals: Butternut Chicken Cheese Roll Ups
Butternut Chicken and Cheese Roll Ups I originally mentioned this recipe in my Butternut Ball Bonanza post, but now I finally remembered to snap a picture… Toddler Recipe: Roll Ups 1/3 of a Wholewheat or Flax wrap 1 ball butternut squash (warmed up) Shredded Cheese Thin strips chicken breast Caesar Salad Spread squash and sprinkle [...]
